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by Colin
Fri Aug 11, 2023 1:59 pm
Forum: Public forum
Topic: Descent power and rates
Replies: 8
Views: 2169

Re: Descent power and rates

Oh, and I descend at 300fpm most of the time, especially if I am above 7,500 ft, 74% power.
by Colin
Fri Aug 11, 2023 11:43 am
Forum: Public forum
Topic: Descent power and rates
Replies: 8
Views: 2169

Re: Descent power and rates

I took a ride in an old Twin Bonanza. It had geared engines. On descent we had in 40% power and the pilot talked about how in that plane you could *never* let the propellers drive the engines because it would chew up the gears. Sometimes about the backside teeth. It rattled around in my head when I ...
by Colin
Thu Aug 10, 2023 6:27 pm
Forum: Public forum
Topic: 22-FEB-2023 DA42 crash in Slovakia (Europe)
Replies: 23
Views: 7087

Re: 22-FEB-2023 DA42 crash in Slovakia (Europe)

I am very nervous about pulling the power on my way down because of the chance that I will have the propellers driving the engine. Something about being on the backside of the gears and teeth being chewed off?
by Colin
Thu Aug 10, 2023 10:35 am
Forum: Public forum
Topic: 22-FEB-2023 DA42 crash in Slovakia (Europe)
Replies: 23
Views: 7087

Re: 22-FEB-2023 DA42 crash in Slovakia (Europe)

If I need to descend faster than 500fpm (usually I am descending from higher altitudes at 300fpm due to sensitive-ear passengers), I toss out the gear. They are a nice speed break. I am 74% power from cruise-climb to entering the pattern.
by Colin
Thu Aug 10, 2023 1:51 am
Forum: DA62 Forum
Topic: DA62 Transition Training near KLOU or KDFW
Replies: 3
Views: 567

Re: DA62 Transition Training near KLOU or KDFW

I bet Premiere at KFTW has someone.
by Colin
Tue Aug 08, 2023 2:08 pm
Forum: DA20 Forum
Topic: Video of wake turbulence knocking a light aircraft out the sky, plus avoidance tips
Replies: 13
Views: 3411

Re: Video of wake turbulence knocking a light aircraft out the sky, plus avoidance tips

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If you were doing a go around you wouldn't get to stop and add electric rudder trim, so do you just use the rudder pedals? Could you be a little gentle with the application of power?
by Colin
Mon Aug 07, 2023 12:01 am
Forum: Diamond Gadgets & Extras
Topic: Bose A30 - Unwanted Noise
Replies: 32
Views: 7972

Re: Bose A30 - Unwanted Noise

Instead of putting in batteries I wonder what would happen if you just completed the circuit. Tin foil?
by Colin
Fri Aug 04, 2023 2:20 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: AI settles it: XLS vs. NG!
Replies: 11
Views: 1499

Re: AI settles it: XLS vs. NG!

It is vital that we know what the tool we are using is doing. The "A.I." everyone is trotting out is nothing more than a tuned Large Language Model. It is much better if you append "would sound like" onto your queries. "What would it sound like if you wrote something compari...
by Colin
Mon Jul 31, 2023 11:18 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Quick Tip: Pop-up IFR Clearance
Replies: 24
Views: 2748

Re: Quick Tip: Pop-up IFR Clearance

California is amazing at this. I have had less luck on the east coast. Middle of the country seems to be very hit-or-miss. Desert environs seem happier about it. (New York Approach was salty about it, even though I had filed and elected NOT to get my clearance, so it was all in the system and I was ...